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Is the "Capital" being driven out of Capitalism? In a recent interview with Reuters our CEO Andrew Behar broke down a troubling trend: the current administration’s blatant moves to strip away the fundamental rights of shareholders.

[REPORT] 2026 Clean200 — As You Sow We are pleased to present the 2026 Carbon Clean 200™ list of publicly traded companies that are leading the way with solutions for the transition to a clean energy future.

We're thrilled to release the 2026 Carbon Clean200, our latest update on the 200 global public companies leading the way: https://www.asyousow.org/report-page/2026-clean200-investing-in-a-clean-energy-future

Federal Court Strikes Down Texas Law that Punished Responsible Climate-Conscious Investors - American Sustainable Business Network Austin, Texas – The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas has struck down Texas’ Senate Bill 13, known as the “business blacklist law.” SB 13 undermined the freedom to invest, penalizing private companies and state entities, including pension funds, that made sustainable investments and were perceived as “boycotting” fossil fuel companies.

We’re celebrating a major win: a federal court officially struck down Texas’ “anti-ESG” law, permanently barring the state from enforcing restrictive investment blacklists.
https://asbnetwork.org/federal-court-strikes-down-texas-law-that-punished-responsible-climate-conscious-investors/

Tomorrow, our team will be joining the National Shutdown. We stand in solidarity with the families of Alex Pretti, Renee Good, Silverio Villegas González, and Keith Porter Jr. and the thousands of community members calling for an end unaccountable federal enforcement.
https://nationalshutdown.org/

SEC Bars Use of Exempt Solicitations for Most Shareholders  — As You Sow The SEC’s recent guidance reversing its long-standing position allowing Notices of Exempt Solicitation for smaller shareholders represents a significant setback for shareholder democracy and informed capital markets.  

The SEC just took another sledgehammer to shareholder democracy. Read our fulls statement: https://www.asyousow.org/press-releases/2026/1/27/sec-bars-use-of-exempt-solicitations-for-most-shareholdersnbsp

Shareholder activist Behar says Trump is 'disassembling capitalism' A year of changes by U.S. President Donald Trump and his securities regulators means a lot of uncertainty heading into the springtime shareholder meeting season.

Are we witnessing a campaign to take the "capital out of capitalism?” Our CEO sat down with @Reuters to discuss an urgent shift in shareholder rights. https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/sustainable-finance-reporting/shareholder-activist-behar-says-trump-is-disassembling-capitalism-2026-01-21/

We are thrilled to share this powerful new op-ed by our own Kendyl Van Dyck, Environmental Health & Biodiversity Associate at As You Sow, published today by ImpactAlpha Read the full piece here: Horseshoe crabs survived five mass extinctions. Can they survive the pharmaceutical industry?

We are thrilled to highlight our partnership with AJL Foundation on the Colorado Shareholder Engagement Campaign, a pioneering effort designed to amplify community voices in corporate America. https://www.ajlfoundation.org/article/shareholder-engagement-powerful-and-underused-tool-community-change

We’re proud that As You Sow joined a coalition of leading shareholder organizations to draft and sign a formal letter to SEC Chairman Paul Atkins. Here's the full letter...

https://www.investorrightsforum.com/new-blog-1/ftnum9eohopwg5em1mxktqcx6mu12q

Year of Record Heat Leads to Another Year of Financial Losses  — As You Sow As You Sow today warned that new climate data by five major scientific organizations confirmed 2025 as marking a decisive turning point pushing the global three-year average temperature above 1.5°C for the first time. Warming temperatures and related climate change continues to have a negative and

New data from scientific organizations confirms 2025 was the 3rd hottest year on record, pushing the global three-year average above 1.5C for the first time. Read our statement here: https://www.asyousow.org/press-releases/2026/1/15/year-of-record-heat-leads-to-another-year-of-financial-lossesnbsp

Ethical Concerns Leads Scientific Journal to Retract Glyphosate Safety Study — As You Sow A prominent scientific journal recently retracted a landmark study claiming that glyphosate, the active ingredient in the herbicide Roundup, is safe for human health. There remains substantial research and evidence linking glyphosate to cancer exists across a range of studies.

A study claiming glyphosate (active in Roundup) is safe has been retracted. Why? "Serious ethical concerns" about Monsanto's scientists influencing the study. Our statement https://www.asyousow.org/press-releases/2026/1/8/ethical-concerns-leads-scientific-journal-to-retract-glyphosate-safety-study

How can investors know if their portfolios are supporting justice — or inequality? In this timely essay, our CEO Andrew Behar, talks about how 10 years of research led to the launch of Social Justice Funds: https://impactalpha.com/social-justice-funds-a-new-tool-for-values-aligned-investing/

The Diversity Dividend in Your 401(k) Funds | Fossil Free Funds | Blog Results from Social Justice Funds suggest that DEI and financial returns have a positive correlation.

Did your 401(k) earn the “diversity dividend”? A new analysis from As You Sow’s Social Justice Funds explores how retirement fund returns relate to scores on diversity, equity, and inclusion:
https://fossilfreefunds.org/blog/2025/10/30/diversity-dividend-401k-funds.html

ICE is in your 401(k) | Fossil Free Funds | Blog There’s a hidden connection between your savings and the business of immigrant incarceration.

Private prisons for ICE in your 401(k)? Most people have no idea that their retirement savings may be financing the expansion of immigration detention centers. Operators depend on your savings to build and operate facilities:
https://fossilfreefunds.org/blog/2025/10/17/ice-is-in-your-401k.html

Harnessing Shareholder Power in Colorado: A Place-Based Model for Philanthropic, Investor and Corporate Accountability — As You Sow By anchoring shareholder advocacy in Colorado, a coalition of ten local impact investors and As You Sow brought frontline voices to senior management at 25 Colorado-based public companies. Early wins opened durable channels between communities, investors, and corporate leaders. Going forward, the ca

Colorado investors are proving that shareholder power works when it’s rooted in community. In partnership with the AJL Foundation, As You Sow is piloting a place-based model for engagement:
https://www.asyousow.org/environmental-justice/case-study/harnessing-shareholder-power-in-colorado

Introducing Social Justice Funds | Fossil Free Funds | Blog There’s a new way to align your retirement savings with social justice.

💡 Your retirement savings can amplify your desire for social justice. That’s why As You Sow just launched Social Justice Funds: https://fossilfreefunds.org/blog/2025/10/30/introducing-social-justice-funds.html

Rising Cancer Rates in Corn Belt Highlight Big Agriculture’s Lack of Transparency   — As You Sow A Washington Post study underscores risks highlighted by a recent report and shareholder resolutions by As You Sow  urging large food companies to assess and disclose pesticide and fertilizer use making farming communities and farm workers sick.  

The Washington Post revealed that young adults in our Corn Belt face higher cancer rates. As You Sow calls on corporations to disclose and reduce pesticide use:
https://www.asyousow.org/press-releases/2025/10/29/rising-cancer-rates-in-corn-belt-highlight-big-agricultures-lack-of-transparency-nbsp

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Social Justice Funds Release Webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. You believe in justice. You show up, speak out, and push for change in your community and workplace. But what if your retirement savings are quietly working against everything you stand for? Most workplace retirement plans and mutual funds invest in business-as-usual: fossil fuels, private prisons, and corporations that perpetuate systemic bias, reinforce structural racism, widen the gender pay gap, and inflict harm on historically marginalized communities. This is a story we’re hearing more and more, and it’s exactly why we've created Social Justice Funds. Through our Invest Your Values...

TODAY: Join us for a webinar at 1 EST to launch Social Justice Funds — a groundbreaking online platform scoring nearly 6,000 mutual funds and ETFs on racial justice, gender equity, workplace diversity, and LGBTQ+ inclusion.
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ab-sqi6ITV-Pw2821RgMKQ#/

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Social Justice Funds Release Webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. You believe in justice. You show up, speak out, and push for change in your community and workplace. But what if your retirement savings are quietly working against everything you stand for? Most workplace retirement plans and mutual funds invest in business-as-usual: fossil fuels, private prisons, and corporations that perpetuate systemic bias, reinforce structural racism, widen the gender pay gap, and inflict harm on historically marginalized communities. This is a story we’re hearing more and more, and it’s exactly why we've created Social Justice Funds. Through our Invest Your Values...

Join us Thursday, October 30 for a first look at Social Justice Funds, the newest pillar in our Invest Your Values platform. Learn how transparency and justice drives growth.
go.asyousow.org/e/344561/l-344561-2025-09-26-2bfd7cw/2bffpx1/1903663245/h/IVWwukjW-EArttEesFZ6LtsSrRP_IUR7vPhDazuGFqQ

In a new essay, our own Kendyl Van Dyck unpacks why active ownership is a powerful force for much needed corporate accountability and a material driver of long-term business growth. https://www.six-invest.com.au/blog/shareholder-advocacy-makes-business-sense

Workplace diversity still drives outperformance – and executives know it Explore how diversity drives outperformance in corporate America and its impact on financial success over time.

📉📈 Are companies really “slashing” diversity programs? Or are the headlines missing the bigger picture? Don’t just skim the headlines — read the real story here on @impactalpha.com: impactalpha.com/workplace-di...

ESG Proposals at Mid-Season 2025: Trends, Turbulence & Triumphs As the 2025 proxy season passes its high point, several patterns have emerged in the engagement, filing, and voting outcomes of shareholder proposals. ...

2025 is proving that shareholder engagement on climate, DEI, and political spending haven’t disappeared—they’ve matured. Here's insights at the mid-point of the season published by our own Danielle Fugere in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance

corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2025/06/18/e...

The ugly details of the Big Beautiful Bill's damage to US clean energy competitiveness There is nothing beautiful about the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s obstruction of US clean energy progress and American economic competitiveness. Investors in ...

Elon isn’t the only one upset about the big ugly budget bill. Responsible shareholders are sounding the alarm that pulling the plug on these crucial clean energy investments "weakens the innovation that fueled America’s economy." Read the article via @impactalpha.com
impactalpha.com/the-ugly-det...

The ugly details of the Big Beautiful Bill's damage to US clean energy competitiveness There is nothing beautiful about the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s obstruction of US clean energy progress and American economic competitiveness. Investors in ...

Obstructing US clean energy progress puts "the US at a competitive disadvantage with geopolitical rivals like China,"
write Danielle Fugere and Diana Myers of the nonprofit shareholder advocacy organization @asyousow.bsky.social.

impactalpha.com/the-ugly-det...

Investing in a Peaceful Future - VIDEO - Ploughshares This video explores how investing and retirement savings finance arms manufacturers and controversial military weapons.

No better way to start the week than by checking if your investments are tied to weapons manufacturers! Grant Bradski explains the basics of ethical investing and @asyousow.bsky.social's Weapons Free Funds tool 💸

Video on our Story Center 📽️
ploughshares.org/article/inve...

This clip gets into ethical investing, where investing can go wrong, and what you can do to check your investment work. @asyousow.bsky.social

Alphabet shareholders ask, can Big Tech scale AI and still meet climate goals? Here’s an eye opening stat: US-located data centers powering AI are predicted to consume up to 12% of the total national electricity supply ...

Everyone’s talking about the planet warming emissions from fossil fuel energy powering massive AI servers at Google and elsewhere. More people need to realize that there will be a increased competitive advantage for Big Tech firms that tackle this challenge head on: impactalpha.com/alphabet-sha...

Deep Sea Mining: A Solution in Search of a Problem — As You Sow A recent U.S. Executive Order promoting deep-sea mining (DSM) threatens to turn a pristine wilderness into yet another industrial sacrifice zone in pursuit of minerals that are available terrestrial...

Deep Seabed Mining is a solution looking for a problem. And while a recent Executive Order threatens to accelerate this destructive new industry, technological advances and circular principles will leave it dead in the water:

www.asyousow.org/blog/2025/5/...

Beverage and Snack Giants Defend Sustainable-Packaging Plans Amid Investor Pressure Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Kraft Heinz, facing criticism from activist investors, say plastic-reduction progress continues

Way to go, @asyousow.bsky.social “PepsiCo and Kraft Heinz both faced calls this week on plastic packaging from shareholder advocacy group, As You Sow.”
www.wsj.com/articles/bev...

From waste to wealth: Turning coal’s toxic legacy into a clean energy future Explore coal ash remediation and its potential to transform toxic waste into opportunities for health and jobs.

Across the US, more than 2,000 coal ash ponds – swamps of waste generated by coal-burning power plants – pose a threat to human health and groundwater.

“Buried within these toxic dumps is a gold mine of opportunities,” writes @asyousow.bsky.social's Andrew Behar.

impactalpha.com/from-waste-t...